What you will learn
Use signposting language; describe technical work precisely; ask for clarification professionally; handle what you do not know.
Course syllabus
- 1. Clarity
Signposting your answer
- 2. Precision
Describing technical work
- 3. Pressure
Clarifying and admitting limits
Free lesson · 13m
Signposting your answer
Signposting tells the listener the shape of your answer before you give it, which buys thinking time and makes you sound organised.
Useful phrases: "There were three main steps." "Let me start with the context." "The key issue was..." "As a result..." "Looking back, what I would change is..."
Using two or three per answer noticeably improves perceived fluency even when your vocabulary is limited.
Key points
Signposting buys time and signals structure; two or three phrases per answer improves fluency.